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One-Dime Blues - Etta Baker
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  1. Never Let Your Deal Go Down]
  2. One-Dime Blues]
  3. Knoxville Rag
  4. Broken Hearted Blues
  5. Lost John]
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  1. Never Let Your Deal Go Down]
  2. One-Dime Blues]
  3. Knoxville Rag
  4. Broken Hearted Blues
  5. Lost John]
  6. Dew Drop]
  7. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad]
  8. Near the Cross I Watch and Pray]
  9. Spanish Fandango]
  10. Round My Back Door Selling Coal]
  11. But on the Other Hand Baby
  12. Crow Jane]
  13. John Henry]
  14. Alabama Wagonwheel]
  15. Bully of the Town]
  16. Going to the Race Track]
  17. Police Dog Blues
  18. Marching Jaybird]
  19. Railroad Bill]
  20. Carolina Breakdown]
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Guitarist/vocalist Etta Baker hadn't made any recordings or even been in a studio since 1956 before making the 20 numbers comprising this CD. But judging from the arresting vocals, prickly accompaniment, and commanding presence she displayed on each song, it seemed as if she had been cutting tracks daily. Baker moved from sassy and combative blues tunes like "Never Let Your Deal Go Down" and "But on the Other Hand Baby" to chilling numbers like "Police Dog Blues," novelty tunes, double-entendre cuts, folk pieces, and even ...

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One-Dime Blues 1992, Rounder

UPC: 011661211223

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